An evening celebrating the release of 2016’s Vino Novello at Cantina Frentana, midway between Lanciano and Fossacesia. As it turned out, our last festa of the year – and one of the very best. And last blog of the year too… Great setting. Terrific...

Each year, on the first Friday and Saturday in September, our little home village of Ascigno puts on a festa in honour of its patron saint San Gabriele. Ascigno follows the typical Abruzzo festa pattern. A two-day party. Friday, lower-key and essentially for locals...

Maybe it’s local bias, but the best Abruzzo festa and sagre we’ve been to this year have been those nearest Villasfor2. And Casoli’s 3-day extravaganza topped the lot ! Don’t get the idea that Abruzzo festa and sagre – the feasts, fairs and festivals for...

A handful of recent Abruzzo snapshots… Lanciano’s Fabulous Festa It’s been a hectic few weeks. But nice. Summer in Abruzzo’s notable for the feste and sagre that even the tiniest village manages to squeeze into the calendar and we’ve...